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Submitted by SHNS on Tue, 07/07/2009 - 15:59. Al Wolf's cell phone rings. He listens.

Kika Kane always had an affinity for children, but it wasn't until her late 50s that she became a nanny.

A creek cleanup project is planned for 9 a.m. to noon July 25, sponsored by the Fairfax Volunteers.

Karl Hoagland, chairman and co-founder of Larkspur Hotels and Restaurants, placed 15th in last weekend's 100-mile Western States Endurance Run.

The next meeting of the Ross Valley Seniors will be a luncheon Thursday at the Log Cabin in Memorial Park in San Anselmo.

Budget cuts being debated by California legislators this week would have a widespread, complex impact over a swath of services throughout the state.

San Anselmo's controversial overnight parking ordinance will get another hard look this fall, and Adolph Ardito is pleased because, he says, his daughters might come visit him more often.

Police and cycling activists are planning a "share the road" traffic checkpoint in Sausalito to "encourage a better understanding and relationship between motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians." The checkpoint will be from 8 to 11 a.m. Sunday in the 1000 block of Bridgeway, near Johnson Street.

Mike Altman of Iron Springs Pub & Brewery watches Ron Gregerson set up a bottling line on the sidewalk in front of Iron Springs at Fair-Anselm Plaza in Fairfax.

"[Kate Wolf was little known beyond the California folk-music circuit, but in that community she was royalty," roots-rocker Dave Alvin wrote in the liner notes to his 2006 album , which included a gorgeous cover of Wolf's "Here in California." "Her gentle, disarming music was as deceptive as this song.

Lunch is served at Cafe Lotus in Fairfax. Clockwise from left are vegetable samosa with sauces, plain nan , chicken tikki, house salad made with cucumbers, pesto nan, chicken tikki masala and basmatti rice with peas is in the center.

Councilman Larry Bragman doesn't mince words. Unless Fairfax voters agree to extend a $125-a-year municipal services tax, the town could face financial ruin.

A blog for the community of Fairfax, California. Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Blog #21 - Council to Meet on Town Budget, Extension of Measure F The Town Council will hold a Special Town Council meeting on June 20, 2009 from 9:00 AM-12 NOON at the Women's Club on Park Road to discuss the proposed 2009/2010 Town Budget and to discuss the renewal of ...

The next meeting of the Gray Panthers of Marin will include a presentation about the Green Party by Fairfax Councilman Larry Bragman.

IN 1996, 73 percent of Marin voters backed a state proposition to legalize medical marijuana dispensaries.

It's hard to imagine a local event that pays more attention to ethnic foods than Youth in Arts' Italian Street Painting Festival .

Local Public Issues , posted by Editor, Pacific Sun Online, a resident of the San Rafael neighborhood, 1 minutes ago From the Town of San Anslemo newsletter: The Town of Fairfax is hosting a public meeting tonight Tuesday, June 9, to hear from Ross Valley residents about how the Towns of Fairfax and San Anselmo, and the City of San Rafael can ...

The Deer Park trailhead in Fairfax is access to about a dozen trails that offer exploration of the Marin Municipal Water District land.

A Novato medical marijuana dispensary ordered with eviction a month ago is still open for business, and its lawyer expects it to be open for a long time to come.

A main traffic artery in San Anselmo was closed Wednesday after a three-car collision that injured two drivers, police said.